Penny, I hear that(although I loved his set of ads for Guinness)---but would it not
be more than worth-while if Scratch actually tried at SOME point to mount
a career-retrospective-review(possibly w/ artists he produced), or if nothing else,
his own songbook, from ska to black ark sounds?? I'll answer that question:
Yes, It would be WELL-worth-while, and then some. the right set from the Upsetter would knock all of us back on our ass, yes it would.....

I must say that I had a really good time at the two Maritime Hall shows in San Francisco, when he first came back to the states in 1996-or 97. Very heavy, ganjah-mad reggae. Since then, he's played around Norcal occassionally with what I consider a gradual decline in quality.

Not knowing him personally, I've always thought he puts on a pretty good show for a "senile crook." But from what I gather from reading about the seedy sides of the artists discussed on this board, he seems about par for the course.

It was great to hear his band blasting songs live that first couple of times. A schooling, of sorts. As a long time listener, I always like to see the originals.

Yeah, i loved those 2 Maritime Hall shows as well, but they were both topped (IMO) by Macka B backed by Robotics on the third night, at that little club they used to have downstairs at Maritime Hall.....